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How to Scale Your Tutorial Videos and Create More Successful Users with Chandra Owen

How to Scale Your Tutorial Videos and Create More Successful Users with Chandra Owen

FromThe Visual Lounge


How to Scale Your Tutorial Videos and Create More Successful Users with Chandra Owen

FromThe Visual Lounge

ratings:
Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jul 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Creating great instructional videos doesn’t start when you hit record. For the best success during production and beyond, good planning is essential. Planning and following a set process are key to producing consistently high-value tutorial videos. From scripting to research and analysis to drafting, the better foundations you can lay with your work, the easier it is to scale your videos and achieve the desired effect with your audience.Chandra Owen, Instructional Designer at TechSmith, joined this episode of The Visual Lounge to share her processes and insights behind planning to scale your videos.Chandra’s work as an Instructional Designer means she creates content for TechSmith’s customer education team, including video, written tutorials, and webinars. Prior to joining TechSmith, she worked for 13 years in higher education, managing training, and social media. Learning points from the episode include:How to decide between video vs. written instructionsWhy an efficient video schedule needs a solid processHow Chandra’s scripting process worksWhy Chandra’s team uses a tier system for videosChandra’s take on evergreen content vs. updating old contentWhy an asset library can save so much timeThe benefits of creating a scratch audio track before the final versionLearn more about the TechSmith Academy.To read the blog post on the topic or watch the video, click here.
Released:
Jul 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Visuals and videos are powerful, but creating them can feel overwhelming. Yet they are essential to creating content that impacts understanding, helps improve communication, and can save you and the viewers time and money.  The Visual Lounge is a place where we talk about creating and using visuals and videos for all sorts of communication. Whether you’re creating a course to help your organization roll out new software, an educator learning to better communicate with  your students, or a marketer helping your customers see the impact of your product, our conversations will help see how visuals can impact your work.  Listen in as Matt Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador, leads you through a variety of conversations with industry guests and experts. You’ll get practical advice and insights to help you to create better and more impactful images and videos.